Ink Review #325: Montblanc Petit Prince Red Fox

It's new releases week, so let's take a look at Montblanc Petit Prince Red Fox. I wanted to review this ink but couldn't find samples anywhere so I put out a request online and Krys from SquishyInk came to the rescue and sent a sample over for review. You can find this ink for sale at Appelboom.

The color:

Red Fox is a red-orange, a bit on the muted side. It does remind me of the color of a fox, so I think the name is fitting.

Swabs:

In large swabs there is some interesting shading.

Writing samples:

Let's take a look at how the ink behaves on fountain pen friendly papers: Rhodia, Tomoe River, and Leuchtturm.

Dry time: 30 seconds

Water resistance: Low

Feathering: None

Show through: Medium

Bleeding: Low-there was just a little bit of bleeding in the flex nib.

Other properties: medium shading, no sheen, and no shimmer.

On Staples 24 lb copy paper there was some feathering in every nib size as well as a bit of bleeding, so it's not an ink I would recommend for cheap paper.

Comparison Swabs:

Ink swabs for comparison, left to right (top to bottom for mobile RSS): Robert Oster Terracotta, Montblanc Red Fox, and Diamine Blood Orange. Click here to see the Montblanc inks together.

Montblanc Lucky Orange, Robert Oster Tangerine, and Robert Oster Red Orange. Click here to see the orange inks together.

Longer writing: 

I used a broad Pilot Vanishing Point Crimson Sunrise on Tomoe River paper. The ink had an average flow.

Overall, this ink reminds me of the color of foxes. I like the shading, and the flow is good. It is on the pricy side, in the US a bottle of Red Fox is the same price as a bottle of Bungubox ink (but the bottle is prettier). A good substitute for this ink would be Robert Oster Terracotta or Robert Oster Tangerine.

Disclaimer: A sample of this ink was provided by SquishyInk for the purpose of this review. All photos and opinions are my own. This page does not contain affiliate links.